Long time no blog

So I know I've been away for a while.  Summer flew by, but I was miserable for most of it.  Little girl here has been kicking my tail.  Morning sickness finally ended about 16 weeks and the massive heartburn started at 17 weeks.   I have never had heartburn before (well, that ONE time after eating a Krispy Kreme doughnut almost 10 years ago rarely enters my mind, because Krispy Kreme hasn't given me heartburn since!)  Oh.  My.  Heartburn.  It keeps me up at night.  I chase my meals with Tums (and take a couple Zantac a day!)  Even water seems to trigger it.  But she's worth it (and I keep telling myself that this too shall pass!!!!)

So while I was in survival mode for the summer, I got waaaaaayyyyyy behind in everything else.  I started school more behind than I've even started and I've still not caught up.  Lucky for me I have a wonderful husband who takes care of most everything at the house, so I can concentrate on trying to get caught up, and hopefully ahead soon, and baking baby girl.  My blood pressure stays around 100 over 60, so at least that is going good for us.

Wheeler has (mostly) been a joy.  He is still sooooooo excited that he is going to be a big brother and have a baby sister.   I kisses her when he sees me, he prays for her every night, and talks about how he is going to help out.  He can't wait to help change a diaper (we'll see how many he helps with!)  We found my Jenny Lind doll cradle in the basement this weekend and he asked why it wasn't in her room yet, I told him because she can't use it yet.  He has insisted she needs a doll to put in it and we have to bring it upstairs soon.  I finally satisfied him by telling him he could get her a doll for Christmas.  I love hearing him talk about her and seeing the excitement in him.

Ok, there is a quick update.  Hopefully I can get back on soon to update on the room and some other things.

Thank you followers for not unfollowing me!!!!!

Wheelerisms

This pregnancy has been so much fun with our almost four year old!  He says the cutest things.

Wheeler can't wait to be a big brother.  We started talking to him about being a big brother long before this little one was in existence.  We were afraid to tell him too early because if something were to happen he would be heartbroken, however, we knew if we didn't tell him and something happened, he would know that mommy and daddy were very upset and then how would we explain things?  We decided after the first doctor appointment, at seven weeks, to tell him.

For the most part, Wheeler is convinced this baby is a sister.  When asked if he would be upset with having a baby brother he just says something like "well, no, but when my baby sister gets here....."

He has named the baby chicken little.  He is chicken big.  

A couple weeks ago I told him that in a few weeks he would be able to feel the baby kick by touching mommy's belly.  He immediately put his hand on my belly and hollered "kick me, baby!"

In the morning, Wheeler comes up to my belly and asks "did you sleep good baby?"  Then in a high pitched voice he will answer himself " yes, did you sleep good Wheeler?"  He answers the baby and then asks "what did you dream about baby?"  In his high pitched voice he answers "about space and animals."

I'm sure there will be more Wheelerisms in the next few months.  As I said before, he is so fun.  And he is so excited. 

Summer-post 1

So we have alrady been busy this summer.  Really, it never got that cold this past winter.  The boys went to the park throughout January and February.  We played in the yard at least a couple times a week.

We'll start in April.  John and Wheeler came up to my school for our spring carnival.  Wheeler had a blast!  He wasnted to stay n the bounce house!

In early May we celebrated Daniel's sixth birthday.  I made the monster truck cake.  I would have done so much more had I felt better, but he seemed to like it!

In late May we celebrated Daniel finishing Kindergarten!

Daniel and Grammy 

Wheeler and his Papa Alan

There's the first few weeks of our summer in a nutshell.  Much more to come.

My Absence Explained

So I apologize profusely for my absence after the April A to Z Blogging Challenge.  I did not intend to fall out of the blogesphere.  There are two very good reasons for my absence.

First, I am married to a man who uses both the laptop and the desktop to complete his homework for his online classes.  I completely understand why.  He has to read blueprints, we've tried printing them and they print microscopic.  It's easier for him to have the prints pulled up on one computer and type on the other.  Most of the time I don't mind. Most of the time.

My second excuse for being absent is probably the better excuse.  We are expecting our second child.  Since 4 weeks 2 days (April 4th or so!) I have been nauseous and exhausted.  I am now 14 weeks pregnant and I'm starting to feel a little human again.  With Wheeler I was not this nauseous, nor do I remember being so tired so early (I was tired toward the end of the first trimester last time, but I had mono!)  

So there you have it folks.  My excuses.  I apologize to all my followers, hopefully my absence will not be so long next time.

A to Z "Z"

Z is for zillions of kisses. My boy is a daddy's boy. If daddy is around, momma is beneath chopped liver! When daddy isn't around, though, momma is queen again. That's when the fun starts. He will come up and give me zillions of kisses. I love it, of course. I also know this won't last forever. I know as he grows up I'll be lucky get a "good-bye mom" as he rushes past. So I will treasure the moments he gives me zillions of kisses an imprint the memories on my heart.

A to Z "Y"

Y is for yyyyyyyy, I'm almost done! I may make this challenge after all. Maybe I should have looked to see if I've been deleted from the list! Lol. I feel,like I'm running out of words, though. I know it's because I've waited until the end to play catch up. I hope I've not bored you and make my few followers leave! On that note, I also want to take. Moment to say thank you to all who have commented. I truly appreciate it! I have tried to comment back, but it's not been easy.

A to Z "X"

X marks the spot! X is the only letter Wheeler can consistently identify right now. And it's only because of Jake and the Neverland Pirates that he can identify it. We now make X's with everything.....pencils, cracker sticks, our fingers and legs. I love it! I love the spontaneous learning. Wheeler isn't really interested in sitting and learning letters and numbers. He's all about rough play, bugs, and the like. It only slightly bothers me he doesn't know the letters. I think for him it's more important he be a kid. He learns so much through his play. He knows what a specimen cup is (for collecting bugs!!!) He can name planets and other objects in our solar system. He recites his favorite books and "reads" the Bible to us. I look forward to more spontaneous learning moments, like when we find that "x marks the spot!"